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pontiff_n of_o persia_n and_o chief_a lieutenant-civil_a 15._o his_o substitute_n 16_o alcoran_n what_o book_n it_o be_v 146._o the_o persian_n and_o other_o mahometan_n have_v each_o a_o different_a interpretation_n of_o it_o ibid._n its_o law_n not_o just_a 138._o it_o be_v the_o sole_a rule_n of_o the_o belief_n of_o the_o persian_n 146._o its_o whimsy_n and_o absurdity_n ibid._n the_o people_n follow_v it_o exact_o the_o man_n of_o letter_n only_o explain_v it_o 155._o man_n of_o good_a sense_n take_v but_o little_a notice_n of_o its_o illusion_n ibid._n alla_fw-mi kapi_fw-la what_o it_o be_v 39_o amazon_n who_o be_v those_o that_o descend_v from_o they_o 125._o the_o character_n of_o both_o the_o man_n and_o woman_n 126_o ambassador_n and_o envoy_n in_o persia_n how_o they_o be_v receive_v 50._o their_o stipend_n and_o maintenance_n 51._o how_o much_o the_o king_n value_v they_o ibid._n how_o he_o behave_v himself_o towards_o they_o during_o their_o stay_n ibid._n army_n naval_a the_o king_n of_o persia_n have_v none_o 76_o artillery_n he_o also_o have_v little_a or_o none_o and_o wherefore_o 75_o ass_n belong_v to_o the_o king_n of_o persia_n rich_o accoutre_v 44_o answer_n judicious_a to_o the_o envoy_n of_o germany_n poland_n and_o muscovy_n 101_o a_o answer_n by_o way_n of_o parable_n by_o the_o etmadaulet_n 103_o b._n beast_n in_o parade_n before_o the_o hall_n of_o audience_n at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o king_n feast_n 43_o belief_n how_o different_a between_o the_o persian_n and_o mahometan_n book_n of_o the_o persian_n corrupt_v by_o mahomet_n 146_o bridge_n upon_o the_o river_n zendroud_a 56._o it_o be_v description_n ibid._n bullodge_v and_o agwane_n what_o people_n they_o be_v and_o wherefore_o the_o persian_n fear_v to_o be_v surprise_v by_o they_o 118._o what_o the_o persian_n do_v to_o engage_v they_o to_o their_o interest_n 119_o c._n cassa_fw-mi the_o king_n wife_n 62_o cha_n abbas_n what_o he_o do_v 177_o 67_o 120_o cha_fw-mi hegber_n three_o son_n to_o the_o mogul_n a_o refugee_n in_o persia_n 119._o his_o rebellion_n against_o his_o father_n 120._o a_o stratagem_n of_o his_o father_n be_v that_o avoid_v his_o design_n ibid._n chamber_n of_o great_a day_n they_o have_v no_o such_o in_o persia_n and_o the_o ill_a consequence_n thereof_o 112_o chiek_n sephi_fw-la restorer_n of_o the_o persian_a monarchy_n 97_o child_n that_o abuse_v their_o father_n and_o mother_n how_o they_o be_v punish_v 135_o circumcision_n of_o the_o persian_n 152_o climate_n its_o diversity_n in_o persia_n 66_o colony_n of_o armenian_a christian_n corrupt_v but_o how_o easy_o recover_v 119_o commerce_n the_o khan_n and_o vizier_n be_v not_o just_a in_o observe_v the_o treaty_n and_o privilege_n the_o king_n grant_v to_o merchant_n which_o ruin_v trade_n 113._o complaint_n of_o the_o dutch_a on_o this_o account_n 114._o they_o have_v have_v great_a trade_n for_o silk_n with_o the_o dutch_a and_o why_o it_o be_v decrease_v 113._o whence_o it_o happen_v 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